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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech ony, from Proto-Slavic *ony. Cognate to Polish one.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ony m inan pl or f pl
- they (third person personal nonvirile plural)
Declension
Declension of ony (pl-only pronoun)
Czech personal pronouns
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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já
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my
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| 2nd person
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familiar
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ty
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vy
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| polite
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vy
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| 3rd person
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m
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on
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oni*
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| f
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ona
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ony
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| n
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ono
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ona
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| reflexive
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sebe, se (clitic)
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| * animate referents only, for inanimate ones ony is used.
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See also
- (masculine animate plural): oni
- (neuter plural): ona
Pronoun
ony
- inflection of onen:
- accusative animate masculine plural
- nominative/accusative inanimate masculine plural
- nominative/accusative feminine plural
Further reading
- “ony”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ony”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ony”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Malagasy
Noun
ony
- river
Middle English
Determiner
ony
- Alternative form of ani
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ony.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ony f pl (third person)
- they (feminine plural)
- (later) they (masculine inanimate plural)
Declension
Declension of the third-person pronouns (around AD 1300)
| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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on
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ona
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ono
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| Genitive
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jeho, (j)ho, ň(e)ho
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jie, nie
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jeho, (j)ho, ň(e)ho
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| Dative
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jemu, (j)mu, ňemu
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jí, jiej, ní, niej
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jemu, (j)mu, ňemu
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| Accusative
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jej, jen, ji, jeho, (j)ho
-ň, ňej, ňen, ni, ň(e)ho
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ju, ňu
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je, ňe + later masculine
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| Locative
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ňem
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ní, niej
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ňem
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| Instrumental
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jím, ním
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jú, ňú
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jím, ním
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| Possessive
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jeho
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(je)jie, jejílater
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jeho
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| Dual
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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ona
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oně
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| Genitive
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jú, ňú
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| Dative
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jima, nima
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| Accusative
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jě, ně
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ji, ni
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| Locative
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ňú
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| Instrumental
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jima, nima
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| Possessive
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(je)jú
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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oni
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ony
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ona
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| Genitive
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jich, nich
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| Dative
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jim, nim
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| Accusative
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jě, ně
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| Locative
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nich
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| Instrumental
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jimi, nimi
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| Possessive
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(je)jich
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Descendants
Pronoun
ony
- nominative/accusative feminine plural of onen
Polish
Etymology
Coined in 2004 by science fiction and fantasy writer Jacek Dukaj, in his book titled Perfect Imperfection. Comparable to Polish oni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.nɘ/
- Rhymes: -ɔnɘ
- Syllabification: o‧ny
Pronoun
ony (singular: onu)
- they (nonstandard, third-person plural nominative, non-binary pronoun)
Declension
Declension of ony
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plural
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| nominative
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ony
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| genitive
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ich/nich
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| dative
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im
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| accusative
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ni
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| instrumental
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nimi
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| locative
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nich
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| vocative
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—
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Further reading
Scots
Adverb
ony (not comparable)
- Alternative form of onie
Determiner
ony
- Alternative form of onie
References
Slovak
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ony
- masculine/feminine/neuter nominative plural of on (“they”)
Declension
Further reading
- “ony”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024